Oklahoma City — An advocacy group for patients who want to use medical marijuana unveiled a model bill over the weekend, offering a simplified alternative to a trade group’s plan.
Neither bill can get off the ground, however, until the Legislature returns in February

More marijuana dispensaries are opening in South Florida as the state’s medical marijuana registry grows. More cities are approving locations, and additional dispensary operations are entering the state.

The Deerfield Beach dispensary would be the first for Curaleaf in Broward, which has been providing mobile delivery service in the county. The dispensary is expected to open within 30 days, according to Curaleaf’s public relations agency.

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FILE – In this July 12, 2018 file photo, head grower Mark Vlahos tends to cannabis plants at Sira Naturals medical marijuana cultivation facility, in Milford, Mass. Missouri voters will soon get a chance to weigh in on proposals to increase the state’s minimum wage, legalize medical marijuana and change redistricting. Those are among initiatives that Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft approved on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, to go on the Nov. 6 ballot. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

GB Sciences, the marijuana grower for the LSU AgCenter, had hoped to provide product to Louisiana’s nine licensed medical marijuana pharmacies by September. But the company tells The News-Star the earliest harvest likely will be in November.

John Davis, GB Sciences president, said his company is waiting for the state agriculture department, which is regulating the industry, to sign off on GB Sciences’ medical marijuana growing facility plans.

Agriculture Commission Mike Strain said he isn’t trying to stall the process. He said GB Sciences has to finish its operating procedures

]]>http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/14/medical-marijuana-wait-regulatory-hurdle-for-louisiana-crop/feed/025105Michigan would have generous marijuana possession limits …http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/14/michigan-would-have-generous-marijuana-possession-limits/
http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/14/michigan-would-have-generous-marijuana-possession-limits/#respondTue, 14 Aug 2018 14:57:37 +0000http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/14/michigan-would-have-generous-marijuana-possession-limits/[…]]]>Michigan residents would have access to generous amounts of recreational marijuana compared to most other states where it has been legalized, should voters pass a ballot initiative Nov. 6.

“Michigan would be on par with Maine,” said Mason Tvert, spokesman for the national Marijuana Policy Project.

What’s proposed in Michigan: people 21 and over could carry up to 2.5 ounces on them, with a total of 10 ounces at home — as well as 12 plants.

Maine has broad laws in place, allowing individuals to have 2.5 ounces of marijuana flowers on their person, as well as three mature plants, 12 immature plants

]]>http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/14/michigan-would-have-generous-marijuana-possession-limits/feed/025104Water-Soluble Cannabinoids Change the Cannabis Delivery Game — CFN Mediahttp://cannabislover.org/2018/08/14/water-soluble-cannabinoids-change-the-cannabis-delivery-game-cfn-media/
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“These places are springing up, and we’re trying to get a handle on the best way to regulate them,” Gardiner Mayor Thom Harnett said Monday. “This is an emergency proposal that’s retroactive to July 9. Anything not in the pipeline by then would be subject to the moratorium.”

While many cities and towns in Maine are waiting for state rules to be established that govern retail sales of recreational pot, they are now considering imposing

A state board has approved 16 medical marijuana licenses. Licenses have been approved at all stages of the medical marijuana system– from dispensaries to testing labs. But there’s been some concern about having enough pot shops open for patients.

Starting September 15th, any dispensary that doesn’t have a license will have to close.

David Harns is a spokesperson for the Bureau of Medical Marihuana Regulation. He says

But if the Yukon City Council passes a proposal, it might make it more difficult for Beaty to get medical marijuana in town.

Under Oklahoma law, medical marijuana dispensaries cannot be within 1,000 feet of schools. City manager Jim Crosby said officials are proposing to also not allow medical marijuana dispensaries within 1,000 feet of a church, museum, library, child care center or another marijuana dispensary.

]]>http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/14/yukon-officials-consider-proposal-to-limit-locations-for-medical-marijuana-dispensaries/feed/025099LDS family in need of medical marijuana for severely ill son, leaving Utah after fighting for ballot initiativehttp://cannabislover.org/2018/08/14/lds-family-in-need-of-medical-marijuana-for-severely-ill-son-leaving-utah-after-fighting-for-ballot-initiative/
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Holden Cromar is 11-years-old and has been suffering from debilitating seizures since he was two. His father, David Cromar, says he’ll have anywhere from 40 to over a hundred seizures a day.

“It’s horrible. I wouldn’t wish this life on anybody. You know watching your baby suffer and almost die every single day,” said Cromar.

]]>http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/14/lds-family-in-need-of-medical-marijuana-for-severely-ill-son-leaving-utah-after-fighting-for-ballot-initiative/feed/025098Winslow Council adopts 90-day moratorium on new medical marijuana facilitieshttp://cannabislover.org/2018/08/14/winslow-council-adopts-90-day-moratorium-on-new-medical-marijuana-facilities/
http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/14/winslow-council-adopts-90-day-moratorium-on-new-medical-marijuana-facilities/#respondTue, 14 Aug 2018 08:55:20 +0000http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/14/winslow-council-adopts-90-day-moratorium-on-new-medical-marijuana-facilities/[…]]]>WINSLOW — The Town Council on Monday evening voted unanimously, 7-0, to enact a 90-day moratorium on granting permits for medical marijuana retail stores, testing and manufacturing facilities until the town can come up with municipal zoning regulations for the industry.

The moratorium was a reaction to legislation passed by the Maine Legislature in June that allows caregivers to expand their business operations in exchange for greater government regulation. Additionally, the bill includes a requirement for municipalities to opt-in to the legislation, mirroring a provision in the adult-use law.

Town Manager Mike Heavener said the problem with the state’s overhaul of the

]]>http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/14/winslow-council-adopts-90-day-moratorium-on-new-medical-marijuana-facilities/feed/025097NJ Sets A Timeframe For Possibly Legalizing Marijuana | Point …http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/13/nj-sets-a-timeframe-for-possibly-legalizing-marijuana-point/
http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/13/nj-sets-a-timeframe-for-possibly-legalizing-marijuana-point/#respondTue, 14 Aug 2018 02:54:42 +0000http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/13/nj-sets-a-timeframe-for-possibly-legalizing-marijuana-point/[…]]]>New Jersey lawmakers are closer than ever to making marijuana legal, and one top legislator said a vote could come this fall.

Senate President Stephen Sweeney told NJBIZ that a vote on legalizing marijuana could take place within the next month and be approved in the state Legislature by the end of September.

“We’re getting closer to two pieces of legislation that’ll be ready to introduce,” Sweeney told NJBIZ. “We’re getting close this week to having the final draft for us to review, and then talk to our members and get ready to go.”

]]>http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/13/nj-sets-a-timeframe-for-possibly-legalizing-marijuana-point/feed/025096Ontario delays start date of retail cannabis saleshttp://cannabislover.org/2018/08/13/ontario-delays-start-date-of-retail-cannabis-sales/
http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/13/ontario-delays-start-date-of-retail-cannabis-sales/#respondTue, 14 Aug 2018 02:54:40 +0000http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/13/ontario-delays-start-date-of-retail-cannabis-sales/[…]]]>TORONTO (Reuters) – Ontario’s newly elected conservative government said on Monday it will delay the start date of recreational marijuana sales in the province and will allow private retailers to sell cannabis rather than government-run stores.

Ontario will allow private retailers to sell recreational marijuana starting on April 1, officials from the province’s Progressive Conservative government told a news conference, abandoning its predecessor’s plans for government-controlled stores starting on Oct. 17.

While Canada will be the first Group of Seven nation to legalize recreational cannabis in October, it has chosen to make a cautious start. Many

]]>http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/13/ontario-delays-start-date-of-retail-cannabis-sales/feed/025095A dozen companies want to sell recreational marijuana in Amherst, according to town official’s letterhttp://cannabislover.org/2018/08/13/a-dozen-companies-want-to-sell-recreational-marijuana-in-amherst-according-to-town-officials-letter/
http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/13/a-dozen-companies-want-to-sell-recreational-marijuana-in-amherst-according-to-town-officials-letter/#respondTue, 14 Aug 2018 02:54:40 +0000http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/13/a-dozen-companies-want-to-sell-recreational-marijuana-in-amherst-according-to-town-officials-letter/[…]]]>AMHERST — A dozen companies have expressed interest in opening recreational marijuana stores in town, according to a letter written last week by the town’s marijuana liaison.

According to the Aug. 9 memo by Geoff Kravitz, Amherst’s economic development director, a total of 23 marijuana-related businesses have chosen Amherst as a potential location. In addition to the stores, the figure includes seven cultivators, two product manufacturers, one testing lab and a microbusiness.

The town is “interested in engaging with potential recreational marijuana retail establishments that are responsible operators, intent on promoting diversity and social equity, offer superior products in a quality establishment, and add economic value to the

]]>http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/13/a-dozen-companies-want-to-sell-recreational-marijuana-in-amherst-according-to-town-officials-letter/feed/025094North Dakota voters to decide whether to legalize recreational marijuanahttp://cannabislover.org/2018/08/13/north-dakota-voters-to-decide-whether-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana/
http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/13/north-dakota-voters-to-decide-whether-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana/#respondTue, 14 Aug 2018 02:54:39 +0000http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/13/north-dakota-voters-to-decide-whether-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana/[…]]]>Secretary of State Al Jaeger said Monday, Aug. 13, the group pushing a ballot measure submitted 14,637 valid signatures last month, about 1,200 more than it needed to appear on the Nov. 6 ballot.

“We expected it. I’m just glad Al Jaeger confirmed it,” said David Owen, a University of North Dakota student leading the measure campaign.

The measure would amend state law to legalize “non-violent marijuana related activity” for those over 21, except for selling to minors, and wouldn’t impose limits on the amount somebody could possess or grow. People under 21 possessing marijuana and those selling it to minors would

]]>http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/13/long-term-cannabinoid-exposure-impairs-memory-study-shows-news/feed/025092Medical marijuana business plans HQ for Michigan operationshttp://cannabislover.org/2018/08/13/medical-marijuana-business-plans-hq-for-michigan-operations/
http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/13/medical-marijuana-business-plans-hq-for-michigan-operations/#respondMon, 13 Aug 2018 20:53:21 +0000http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/13/medical-marijuana-business-plans-hq-for-michigan-operations/[…]]]>A medical marijuana business plans to build a headquarters for its state operations in southern Michigan.

The Battle Creek Enquirer reports Michigan Pure Med plans to break ground this fall on a growing and processing center in Marshall that in five years is expected to employ about 400 people.

Joe Jarvis, chief operations officer of Pure Med, says the company also plans research and development at the facility. He says the company is “taking a pharmaceutical approach to the market and bringing high-quality, low-cost product and making that available to Michigan patients.”

Hazy about medical marijuana laws in Florida? TCPalm rolls out the basics for you. LISA BROADT/TCPALMWochit

Examples of different medical marijuana products a patient could purchase at a dispensary are seen Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017 at Southern Comfort Marijuana Clinic in Port St. Lucie.(Photo: HANNAH SCHWAB/TCPALM)

The Escambia County School District is among the limited number of Florida school districts that will allow parents to administer medical marijuana treatments to

A state board has approved 16 medical marijuana licenses. Licenses have been approved at all stages of the medical marijuana system– from dispensaries to testing labs. But there’s been some concern about having enough pot shops open for patients.

Starting September 15th, any dispensary that doesn’t have a license will have to close.

David Harns is a spokesperson for the Bureau of Medical Marihuana Regulation. He says

]]>http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/13/state-board-approves-16-medical-marijuana-licenses-michigan-radio/feed/025089NJ Sets A Timeframe For Possibly Legalizing Marijuanahttp://cannabislover.org/2018/08/13/nj-sets-a-timeframe-for-possibly-legalizing-marijuana/
http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/13/nj-sets-a-timeframe-for-possibly-legalizing-marijuana/#respondMon, 13 Aug 2018 14:52:44 +0000http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/13/nj-sets-a-timeframe-for-possibly-legalizing-marijuana/[…]]]>New Jersey lawmakers are closer than ever to making marijuana legal, and one top legislator said a vote could come this fall.

Senate President Stephen Sweeney told NJBIZ that a vote on legalizing marijuana could take place within the next month and be approved in the state Legislature by the end of September.

“We’re getting closer to two pieces of legislation that’ll be ready to introduce,” Sweeney told NJBIZ. “We’re getting close this week to having the final draft for us to review, and then talk to our members and get ready to go.”

]]>http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/13/nj-sets-a-timeframe-for-possibly-legalizing-marijuana/feed/025088This US Territory Is on the Verge of Legalizing Marijuana in a Unique Wayhttp://cannabislover.org/2018/08/13/this-us-territory-is-on-the-verge-of-legalizing-marijuana-in-a-unique-way/
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In a little more than two months — Oct. 17, to be precise — the cannabis landscape will change forever. That’s the date when Canada will officially wave the green flag on recreational marijuana sales to adults, becoming the first industrialized country to do so, and only the second country overall to have legalized adult-use pot (the other being Uruguay).

Allowing the sale of recreational marijuana is expected to generate in the neighborhood of $5 billion in added annual sales on top of what the industry is already bringing in via domestic medical sales and exports. These big dollar

]]>http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/13/this-us-territory-is-on-the-verge-of-legalizing-marijuana-in-a-unique-way/feed/025087Congress is about to legalize cannabis. Just not the kind that gets …http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/13/congress-is-about-to-legalize-cannabis-just-not-the-kind-that-gets/
http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/13/congress-is-about-to-legalize-cannabis-just-not-the-kind-that-gets/#respondMon, 13 Aug 2018 14:52:39 +0000http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/13/congress-is-about-to-legalize-cannabis-just-not-the-kind-that-gets/[…]]]>ALEXANDRIA, VA – JULY 26: George Washington’s Mount Vernon’s Director of Horticulture, Dean Norton, holds a hemp leaf July 26, 2018 in Alexandria, VA. It looks like the real deal – the seven leaves – the tall stalks – the buds. You just can’t smoke it. Despite its resemblance and close relation to pot, it’s different. This weed is “industrial hemp,” a venerable plant grown in colonial days to make rope and clothes. (Photo by Katherine Frey/The Washington Post)

If you think medical marijuana sales have been soaring, you’re right. In 2014, global medical marijuana spending totaled $3.1 billion, according to Arcview Market Research and BDS Analytics. By 2017, that figure had more than doubled to $6.7 billion.

Rapid growth for the medical marijuana industry makes sense. In the U.S., states are following each other in legalizing medical cannabis like dominoes falling one after another. With Oklahoma’s recent vote to legalize medical marijuana, 30 U.S. states now have laws that broadly allow legal use of weed for medical purposes. Germany, the most heavily populated country in the European

]]>http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/13/believe-it-or-not-medical-marijuana-sales-could-fall-heres-what/feed/025084Movement to legalize medical marijuana gains momentum after …http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/12/movement-to-legalize-medical-marijuana-gains-momentum-after/
http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/12/movement-to-legalize-medical-marijuana-gains-momentum-after/#respondMon, 13 Aug 2018 02:51:33 +0000http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/12/movement-to-legalize-medical-marijuana-gains-momentum-after/[…]]]>INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) — The movement to legalize medical marijuana in Indiana took on new momentum Saturday after lawmakers, veterans and local citizens gathered for a cannabis town hall downtown.

Nearly 100 people showed up for the town all at the Indiana State Library.

Republican State Rep. Jim Lucas is a vocal supporter of legalizing medical marijuana.

“I want to decriminalize cannabis in the state of Indiana,” said Lucas. “That’s my ultimate goal. I’ll just come out and say it. Medically, recreationally, there’s no reason that Hoosier adults can’t be trusted to enjoy something responsibly that dozens of other states are doing across the

]]>http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/12/movement-to-legalize-medical-marijuana-gains-momentum-after/feed/025083Can Article V Federally Legalize Cannabis?http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/12/can-article-v-federally-legalize-cannabis/
http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/12/can-article-v-federally-legalize-cannabis/#respondMon, 13 Aug 2018 02:51:32 +0000http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/12/can-article-v-federally-legalize-cannabis/[…]]]>As the fight for country-wide marijuana legalization gains momentum, lawyers have come up with some innovative ideas for challenging prohibition, such as the landmark Washington V Sessions case, which incubated at a Cannabis Bar Association meeting. Another engaging idea – Article V – was floated by intellectual property attorney, Ms. Karen Bernstein, on behalf of one of her law students, at the Cannabis Law Summit, which took place at thelawoffices of Duane Morris, LLP.

Article V – a legal precedent set by America’s founding fathers – was brought up by Ms. Bernstein during attorney

New research indicates that a synthetic cannabinoid has proved successful in treating sleep apnea, a condition that affects approximately 22 million Americans. If you or someone you know has this sleep condition, you probably know how challenging it can be to treat it and the impact it can have on daily routines.

What is sleep apnea?

Sleep apnea is a condition in which individuals experience intermittent breathing after they fall asleep. This interruption in breathing occurs because the airways become more narrow as the muscles in the throat relax. The narrower airway results in a

If you think medical marijuana sales have been soaring, you’re right. In 2014, global medical marijuana spending totaled $3.1 billion, according to Arcview Market Research and BDS Analytics. By 2017, that figure had more than doubled to $6.7 billion.

Rapid growth for the medical marijuana industry makes sense. In the U.S., states are following each other in legalizing medical cannabis like dominoes falling one after another. With Oklahoma’s recent vote to legalize medical marijuana, 30 U.S. states now have laws that broadly allow legal use of weed for medical purposes. Germany, the most heavily populated country in the European

]]>http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/12/believe-it-or-not-medical-marijuana-sales-could-fall-heres-what-it-means-for-investors/feed/025078Movement to legalize medical marijuana gains momentum after town hallhttp://cannabislover.org/2018/08/12/movement-to-legalize-medical-marijuana-gains-momentum-after-town-hall/
http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/12/movement-to-legalize-medical-marijuana-gains-momentum-after-town-hall/#respondSun, 12 Aug 2018 20:50:54 +0000http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/12/movement-to-legalize-medical-marijuana-gains-momentum-after-town-hall/[…]]]>INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) — The movement to legalize medical marijuana in Indiana took on new momentum Saturday after lawmakers, veterans and local citizens gathered for a cannabis town hall downtown.

Nearly 100 people showed up for the town all at the Indiana State Library.

Republican State Rep. Jim Lucas is a vocal supporter of legalizing medical marijuana.

“I want to decriminalize cannabis in the state of Indiana,” said Lucas. “That’s my ultimate goal. I’ll just come out and say it. Medically, recreationally, there’s no reason that Hoosier adults can’t be trusted to enjoy something responsibly that dozens of other states are doing across the

]]>http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/12/movement-to-legalize-medical-marijuana-gains-momentum-after-town-hall/feed/025077Seidman: The case for medical marijuana lies in the stories behind the ‘brand’ – Sarasota Heraldhttp://cannabislover.org/2018/08/12/seidman-the-case-for-medical-marijuana-lies-in-the-stories-behind-the-brand-sarasota-herald/
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I have seen the future of the marijuana industry. And it looks a lot like … an Apple store.

Last week, prior to its grand opening, I got a tour of Sarasota’s newest dispensary of medical marijuana — or, as the AltMed Florida folks prefer to call it, “cannabis infused products.” Operating within a small strip mall on Fruitville Road, the elegantly spare space is all gleaming white hard surfaces, minimalist furniture, light box displays of “product” and perfectly

Just about everything, as it turns out. Totally predictable, except for one thing: Marijuana is turning out to be an even bigger cluster-bleep than everything else this corrupt kleptocracy of a state touches and turns to excrement — think the RMV, Mass. State Police, MBTA, DCF, DCR, crooked judges, crooked pols, state Senate scandals, higher-ed hackerama, etc., etc., etc.

Ten words sum up the brave new world we are entering:

Special Commission on Operating Under the Influence and Impaired Driving.

]]>http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/12/howie-carr-legalizing-pot-is-a-catastrophic-call/feed/025074The unseen cost of recreational marijuanahttp://cannabislover.org/2018/08/12/the-unseen-cost-of-recreational-marijuana/
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Headlines about two young epilepsy sufferers, Billy Caldwell and Alfie Dingely, who were denied access to cannabis oil that helped keep their conditions under control, sparked a debate that led to the home secretary Sajid Javid’s decision to allow medical cannabis to be available on prescription in the UK.

]]>http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/12/oxford-cannabinoid-technologies-hopes-to-unlock-the-secrets-of/feed/025072Ohio medical marijuana: Where do things stand now, and what comes next?http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/12/ohio-medical-marijuana-where-do-things-stand-now-and-what-comes-next/
http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/12/ohio-medical-marijuana-where-do-things-stand-now-and-what-comes-next/#respondSun, 12 Aug 2018 08:50:40 +0000http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/12/ohio-medical-marijuana-where-do-things-stand-now-and-what-comes-next/[…]]]>Marijuana products for Ohioans with a medical need were supposed to be on dispensary shelves in less than a month. Though that deadline won’t be met, state officials say the new program remains on track, just moving slower than outlined in the law Gov. John Kasich signed in June 2016.

The program authorizes use by patients with 21 conditions, including cancer or chronic pain, in the form of edibles, oils, patches and vaporizing. Patients and their caregivers will be allowed to possess up to a 90-day supply. Smoking or home growing it is barred.

IndyCann and Higher Fellowship founder Bobbie Young talks about Saturday’s rally at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis, which invited medical cannabis patients to share their stories and advocate for legalization of medical marijuana.Jenna Watson/IndyStar

Adam Warczynski, Sylvia Kemp and Chad Padgett spoke at Saturday’s town hall about how medical cannabis helped them overcome pain from chronic illnesses or major surgeries.(Photo: Faith E. Pinho)

The list of towns in New Jersey saying no to recreational marijuana just keeps growing, and there are now at least 30 municipalities across the state that have either banned marijuana businesses or officially voiced opposition to legal weed.

And that’s before there’s even a legalization bill on the table.

NJ Cannabis Insider reported on Thursday that lawmakers plan to have a recreational marijuana bill, and a medical marijuana expansion, ready

]]>http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/11/recreational-marijuana-license-applications-under-consideration-in-massachusetts/feed/025067Romano: Two years later, politicians still ignoring Florida voters on medical marijuanahttp://cannabislover.org/2018/08/11/romano-two-years-later-politicians-still-ignoring-florida-voters-on-medical-marijuana/
http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/11/romano-two-years-later-politicians-still-ignoring-florida-voters-on-medical-marijuana/#respondSat, 11 Aug 2018 20:48:27 +0000http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/11/romano-two-years-later-politicians-still-ignoring-florida-voters-on-medical-marijuana/[…]]]>The war is over, except no one in Tallahassee has bothered to read the news.

And so Florida continues its daft fight against medical marijuana. All of which means patients are being left behind, voters are getting ignored, and lawyers are buying fancier cars.

As youre probably aware by now, more than 70 percent of Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment for medical marijuana nearly two years ago. This was no fluke. Trend lines around the country have been heading in this direction for a decade.

Now if state legislators had wanted to control the industry, they could have expanded their own medical

]]>http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/11/romano-two-years-later-politicians-still-ignoring-florida-voters-on-medical-marijuana/feed/025066Romano: Two years later, politicians still ignoring Florida voters on medical marijuanahttp://cannabislover.org/2018/08/11/romano-two-years-later-politicians-still-ignoring-florida-voters-on-medical-marijuana/
http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/11/romano-two-years-later-politicians-still-ignoring-florida-voters-on-medical-marijuana/#respondSat, 11 Aug 2018 20:48:27 +0000http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/11/romano-two-years-later-politicians-still-ignoring-florida-voters-on-medical-marijuana/[…]]]>The war is over, except no one in Tallahassee has bothered to read the news.

And so Florida continues its daft fight against medical marijuana. All of which means patients are being left behind, voters are getting ignored, and lawyers are buying fancier cars.

As youre probably aware by now, more than 70 percent of Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment for medical marijuana nearly two years ago. This was no fluke. Trend lines around the country have been heading in this direction for a decade.

Now if state legislators had wanted to control the industry, they could have expanded their own medical

]]>http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/11/romano-two-years-later-politicians-still-ignoring-florida-voters-on-medical-marijuana/feed/025065Medical marijuana: Is Ohio’s program hitting its marks?http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/11/medical-marijuana-is-ohios-program-hitting-its-marks/
http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/11/medical-marijuana-is-ohios-program-hitting-its-marks/#respondSat, 11 Aug 2018 20:48:25 +0000http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/11/medical-marijuana-is-ohios-program-hitting-its-marks/[…]]]>Marijuana products for Ohioans with a medical need were supposed to be on dispensary shelves in less than a month. Though that deadline won’t be met, state officials say the new program remains on track, just moving slower than outlined in the law Gov. John Kasich signed in June 2016.

The program authorizes use by patients with 21 conditions, including cancer or chronic pain, in the form of edibles, oils, patches and vaporizing. Patients and their caregivers will be allowed to possess up to a 90-day supply. Smoking or home growing it is barred.

]]>http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/11/medical-marijuana-is-ohios-program-hitting-its-marks/feed/025064Medical marijuana: Is Ohio’s program hitting its marks?http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/11/medical-marijuana-is-ohios-program-hitting-its-marks/
http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/11/medical-marijuana-is-ohios-program-hitting-its-marks/#respondSat, 11 Aug 2018 20:48:25 +0000http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/11/medical-marijuana-is-ohios-program-hitting-its-marks/[…]]]>Marijuana products for Ohioans with a medical need were supposed to be on dispensary shelves in less than a month. Though that deadline won’t be met, state officials say the new program remains on track, just moving slower than outlined in the law Gov. John Kasich signed in June 2016.

The program authorizes use by patients with 21 conditions, including cancer or chronic pain, in the form of edibles, oils, patches and vaporizing. Patients and their caregivers will be allowed to possess up to a 90-day supply. Smoking or home growing it is barred.

]]>http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/11/medical-marijuana-is-ohios-program-hitting-its-marks/feed/025063Medical marijuana commission alerts patients to how best to report negative reactionshttp://cannabislover.org/2018/08/11/medical-marijuana-commission-alerts-patients-to-how-best-to-report-negative-reactions-2/
http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/11/medical-marijuana-commission-alerts-patients-to-how-best-to-report-negative-reactions-2/#respondSat, 11 Aug 2018 20:48:23 +0000http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/11/medical-marijuana-commission-alerts-patients-to-how-best-to-report-negative-reactions-2/[…]]]>An email from a medical marijuana dispensary owner alerting patients to a state investigation into whether a Maryland cannabis grower used pesticides and warning them of possible harmful side effects has spurred concern throughout the young industry.

The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission took issue with the email in an online bulletin from executive director Joy A. Strand.

“The Commission is aware that a licensed dispensary issued a notification on July 22, 2018 recommending qualifying patients who experience an adverse event to processed products report the adverse event to that dispensary,” Strand wrote in the letter.

That notification was “not accurate,” Strand wrote.

...read more at http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/investigations/bs-md-sun-investigates-marijuana-20180810-story.html]]>http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/11/medical-marijuana-commission-alerts-patients-to-how-best-to-report-negative-reactions-2/feed/025062Medical marijuana commission alerts patients to how best to report negative reactionshttp://cannabislover.org/2018/08/11/medical-marijuana-commission-alerts-patients-to-how-best-to-report-negative-reactions/
http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/11/medical-marijuana-commission-alerts-patients-to-how-best-to-report-negative-reactions/#respondSat, 11 Aug 2018 20:48:21 +0000http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/11/medical-marijuana-commission-alerts-patients-to-how-best-to-report-negative-reactions/[…]]]>An email from a medical marijuana dispensary owner alerting patients to a state investigation into whether a Maryland cannabis grower used pesticides and warning them of possible harmful side effects has spurred concern throughout the young industry.

The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission took issue with the email in an online bulletin from executive director Joy A. Strand.

“The Commission is aware that a licensed dispensary issued a notification on July 22, 2018 recommending qualifying patients who experience an adverse event to processed products report the adverse event to that dispensary,” Strand wrote in the letter.

That notification was “not accurate,” Strand wrote.

...read more at http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/investigations/bs-md-sun-investigates-marijuana-20180810-story.html]]>http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/11/medical-marijuana-commission-alerts-patients-to-how-best-to-report-negative-reactions/feed/025061North Dakota receives 19 medical marijuana dispensary applicationshttp://cannabislover.org/2018/08/11/north-dakota-receives-19-medical-marijuana-dispensary-applications/
http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/11/north-dakota-receives-19-medical-marijuana-dispensary-applications/#respondSat, 11 Aug 2018 08:48:25 +0000http://cannabislover.org/2018/08/11/north-dakota-receives-19-medical-marijuana-dispensary-applications/[…]]]>Jason Wahl, the department’s medical marijuana director, said Thursday, Aug. 9, they had received 11 applications for the Fargo region and eight for the Bismarck/Mandan area. The department has designated eight zones across the state for dispensaries and is staggering the application periods.

The application period for the Fargo and Bismarck/Mandan regions closed Tuesday afternoon. Wahl plans to select the dispensaries around Sept. 21.

The Health Department hopes to have all eight dispensaries operational by mid-2019. The agency has already selected two entities to register as grow facilities, one in Fargo and another in Bismarck.